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Critically Acclaimed #182 | Old, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Jolt, Blood Red Sky, Mandibles, Kandisha Jul 28, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review M. Night Shyamalan's newest high-concept thriller OLD, the latest attempt to jumpstart a Hasbro franchise SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS, the Kate Beckinsale action comedy JOLT, Netflix's "Die Hard on a Plane But with a Vampire" thriller BLOOD RED SKY, the giant-sized fly comedy MANDIBLES and the Shudder horror film KANDISHA!

Old - 3:32 Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins - 21:25 Jolt - 43:27 Blood Red Sky - 51:33 Mandibles - 58:36 Kandisha - 1:04:24 Review Round-Up - 1:11:07

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All Our Yesterdays | Encounter at Farpoint - The Star Trek: The Next Generation Pilot! Jul 26, 2021

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In case you missed it, Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani are reviewing every episode of STAR TREK ever made on their Patreon-exclusive podcast, ALL OUR YESTERDAYS!

They've already reviewed every episode of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES and STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, and the first four STAR TREK movies, and this week they begin their trek through every single episode of THE NEXT GENERATION, and we're giving that episode away for free!

Enjoy our episode about the two-hour pilot, ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT, and sign up on Patreon to enjoy over our over 100-episode backlog, and to follow along with our TNG podcast every single week!

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Canceled Too Soon #214 | Ghosts of Fear Street (1998) Jul 24, 2021

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Decades before Leigh Janiak directed the acclaimed FEAR STREET movie trilogy, director Ken Kwapis introduced audiences to GHOSTS OF FEAR STREET!

Sure, nobody cared and the show never made it past the pilot, but could it be that GHOSTS OF FEAR STREET, the first adaptation of R.L. Stine's hit book series, was... CANCELED TOO SOON?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold explore the secret TV past of FEAR STREET, over two decades before Netflix got a hold of it, in a brand new episode!

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Streaming Club #8 | Christmas Twister (2012) Jul 23, 2021

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Welcome to THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold catch up on older movies one or both of them have never seen before, as chosen by YOU, our listeners!

This week on THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney have a holly jolly environmental disaster with CHRISTMAS TWISTER! It's a made-for-tv disaster epic starring Casper Van Dien, Richard Burgi and Haley Lu Richardson, about a whole bunch of tornados that decide to attack during the yuletide season for a change.

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We've Got Mail #87 | Should We Start a Columbo Podcast? Jul 22, 2021

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It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

This week, Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to know their favorite Irish films, why SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY really stinks, how to get bigots to watch queer movies and television, the pros and cons of predicting a movie's ending, the right and wrong way to do product placement, and whether we should add a podcast about COLUMBO to our line-up!

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Critically Acclaimed #181 | Space Jam: A New Legacy, Fear Street: 1666, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, Gunpowder Milkshake Jul 20, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the LeBron James family sequel SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, the ambitious slasher finale FEAR STREET: 1666, the scary amusement park ride that is ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, and the action extravaganza GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE!

Space Jam: A New Legacy - 1:40 Fear Street: 1666 - 37:44 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions - 53:52 Gunpowder Milkshake - 1:04:56 Review Round-Up - 1:15:55

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The Streaming Club #7 | Mystic Pizza (1988) Jul 16, 2021

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This week on THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney book a reservation at MYSTIC PIZZA, a cult classic romantic drama starring Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, Vincent D'Onofrio and Conchata Ferrell! This story of love, messy emotions and secret pizza toppings helped elevate many of the cast members to stardom, but it's not talked about very often anymore. Does it still deserve its classic status?

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We've Got Mail #86 | When Should We Stop Following a Franchise? Jul 14, 2021

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It's an all-new episode of WE'VE GOT MAIL, the podcast where film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold answer YOUR letters!

This week, Bibbs and Witney read emails from listeners who want to know their favorite British films, recommend new streaming services, celebrate art that begins with the letter "A," wonder when is the right time to give up on following a beloved franchise, and whether Disney has ever done "spectacle" right!

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Critically Acclaimed #180 | Black Widow, Fear Street: 1978, Son, Summertime, Genus Pan Jul 12, 2021

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This week on CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the long-delayed Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster BLACK WIDOW, the ambitious Netflix slasher sequel FEAR STREET: 1978, the Shudder horror film SON, Carlos Lopez Estrada's poetic SUMMERTIME, and Lav Diaz's bleak drama GENUS, PAN!

Black Widow - 1:25 Fear Street: 1978 - 37:00 Son - 50:22 Summertime - 56:34 Genus, Pan - 1:07:04 Review Round-Up - 1:15:55

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The Streaming Club #6 | The Italian Job (1969) Jul 09, 2021

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This week on THE STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney travel back to the swinging 1960s with THE ITALIAN JOB, one of the most iconic heist movies ever made! Does the film's strange sense of humor and overwhelming sense of style elevate it above the rest of the genre? And how does it hold up to the remake?

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